Seacraft ENC II, Quick User Manual

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Page 2: ...e from time to time to the manual It is the user s responsibility to determine whether there have been any such updates or amendments Marine Tech nor any of their directors officers employees or agents shall be liable in contract tort or in any other manner whatsoever to any person for any loss damage injury liability cost or expense of any nature including without limitation incidental special di...

Page 3: ...Should you have any questions or comments regarding this manual please contact Manufacturer MARINE TECH SA ul Żwirki i Wigury 1 7 38 400 Krosno Poland Email info seacraft eu Web www seacraft eu Document Information Title Quick User Guide Seacraft ENC2 Document Version 1 3 Software Version 1 5 Publication Date 26 06 201 9 ...

Page 4: ...onal information screen next to main 16 7 Destination parameters setting and changing 20 8 MENU screen 24 9 Depth profile graph 27 10 Swim route graph 28 11 TIMER stopwatch 30 12 Device configuration SETUP 31 13 Send data 32 14 Pressure salinity 34 15 Log speed 35 16 Log speed calibration 37 17 GPS 40 18 Time date 41 19 Other settings 42 ...

Page 5: ...t 48 24 Exit 48 25 Auxiliary software for Android installing 49 26 Auxiliary software for Windows installing 50 27 Using auxiliary software 51 28 ENC2 firmware update 60 29 Guidelines for attaching the ENC to DPVs 64 30 Troubleshooting 66 31 Before each dive 68 ...

Page 6: ...ss 5 degrees Temperature when charging 1 0 40 C Accuracy of ext log 2 Mounting type Universal Possibility of using above the water level up to 5000 m Internal storage capacity 50 routes Weight displacement 290 g 90 g Length x height x width 95 x 71x 30 6 mm The accuracy of the measurement depends on the quality of the calibration and the absence of external interference Included sensors 3D magneto...

Page 7: ...is displayed OFF option selected WARNING This device may have some bugs in the software which we did not find yet You should never risk your life using this device as sole advisor Electronic devices are designed for support and cannot substitute knowledge and training Waste disposal information This device contains Li Ion cells and other materials which must be recycled properly ...

Page 8: ...lements 1 Universal mounting top side 2 Ambient light sensor do not cover 3 Additional LED diode red color 4 Screen display 5 Top button NEXT 6 Bottom button SET REC HOLD 7 External socket for charging and speed sensor 8 Universal mounting bottom side ...

Page 9: ...en REC and HOLD state Note On most screens a small graphical hint is displayed in top and bottom right corner of the display This hint is connected with the actual button function It may be one of the below Move cursor selection down to next item Go to next screen Go to previous screen Select current item X Cancel or delete Switch to next available value Increment current value by 1 ...

Page 10: ...nsuring reliability and simplicity Some geting used to their operation is recommended as ENC2 operating may be different from any other computer style device you have used previously When diving water pressure around this device is changing slowly all the time Buttons cannot be sensitive for SLOW pressing depressing If so only RAPID pressing can activate buttons Thus to activate button quick tappi...

Page 11: ...11 5 Main screen layout After power on the device display will show this content ...

Page 12: ...r 9 Destination direction arrow The tip of the arrow is always pointing to the planned destination If no destination is set this arrow will point to the North just as normal compass 1 0 Present speed value and units mpm means that the speed is displayed in meters per minute kts stands for knots The symbol means that the external speed sensor should be connected to get valid distance speed readings...

Page 13: ...13 Battery indicator Icon Charge on Time left Icon Charge in Time left 85 1 00 20 25 h 28 45 5 1 0 h 68 84 1 7 20 h 1 2 27 1 5 h 46 67 1 0 1 7 h 1 1 1 1h Caution The value Time left is approximate ...

Page 14: ...oint distance 1 0 meters GPS indicator Icon Meaning More info GPS location fixed Good GPS readings are available The GPS location reading is valid and accurate GPS location fixed GPS readings are available but the accuracy may vary due low signal strength quality No valid GPS location available The GPS receiver cannot obtain the current location but previous readings may be still available and val...

Page 15: ...cal speed up or down is equal or greater than 9 m min 29 5 ft min There is a noticeable depth change 24 3 Vertical speed up or down is equal or greater than 1 9 m min 62 3 ft min The user should be aware that ascending or descending at this speed may have negative health effects The vertical speed is calculated based on measurements taken in the last 3 seconds ...

Page 16: ...item DESTIN is selected so left part of the display is filled with information connected to actual destination parameters 1 Course to the programmed destination 2 Time left to destination approx if can be calculated 3 Distance left to destination 4 Current record number in memory maximum available records 5 GPS information available satellites count horizontal precision 6 Operation hint when you p...

Page 17: ...ill be shown instead Buttons role Top button Select the NEXT item After 3rd press you will return to the main navigation screen Bottom button ENTER to activate the selected item Note If the destination parameters are cleared not set this screen looks like this ...

Page 18: ...m current location to the start point 4 Operation hint when you press the lower button the device will guide you back to the start point 5 Top button role go to next lower item 6 Currently selected item 7 Bottom button role enter activate the selected item Buttons role Top button Select the NEXT item MENU Bottom button Switch the device from navigating to DESTINATION to navigating back to the STAR...

Page 19: ...ter temperature 4 Operation hint when you press the lower button other functions will be shown 5 Stopwatch The description regarding the right display side is the same as on previous picture Note If the STOPWATCH is running or was stopped with count 0 the STOPWATCH value will also be shown in green color on this screen see below ...

Page 20: ...e device will show the current destination parameters if set or it will suggest new ones as shown in the following picture 1 Current route number in memory total routes in memory 2 Azimuth planned course including deviation 3 Distance The distance to the planned destination 4 Operation hint When you press the lower button AZIMUTH can be modified ...

Page 21: ...e this You may now rotate the device in order to set the desired heading Then simply press the lower button ENTER if the value is appropriate You may also press the upper button now This will allow you to set the desired azimuth manually digit by digit use the lower button to change the value ...

Page 22: ... highlighted Distance value is changed also digit by digit Pressing the top button switches to the next position the bottom button changes the value 0 1 2 9 0 Note The minimal allowed distance is 1 0m or 0 01mile The device will not allow to set a shorter distance ...

Page 23: ... top button NAVIGATE Apply values and switch to main screen with destination CLEAR DESTIN ation Clear all values and switch to main screen without destination Notes The DESTINATION once set is held in memory until cleared or changed power off will not clear programmed values The DESTINATION is always set or changed relatively to the current position ...

Page 24: ...ff the device The left part of the screen shows information about the present battery charge Below that you see the device serial number SN unique device identifier and the internal software version SV as illustrated below Note You cannot switch off the device in the recording state Hint Stop RECORD first in bottom line right picture This prevents the user from accidentally switching off the devic...

Page 25: ...e found in chapter 9 and 1 0 On the left side of the screen the device shows 2 numbers Current routes in memory maximum routes in memory More about memory organization can be found in chapters 9 and 1 0 TIMER Allows you to start stop and clear the internal stopwatch The stopwatch is described in chapter 1 1 ...

Page 26: ... all internal configuration parameters More about this function can be found in chapter 1 2 On the left side on the screen the most important settings are shown in short form to avoid unnecessary activation of the configuration just to check it ...

Page 27: ...ue and lower button role now go to the next route number Note The internal device memory stores all dive data identified by route number When the device is switched on the least available empty route number is chosen for recording current data If all available route numbers 1 50 are used the oldest one will be overwritten Data recording can be paused HOLD state The graph above does not show these ...

Page 28: ...next screen return to main menu 2 Time of first recorded data hh mm 24 hour system 3 Date of first recorded data DD MM YYYY 4 Total recording time in minutes above 2h this value will be shown in hours may be blank if the value cannot be calculated empty record 5 Total distance in meters above 2000m in kilometers may be blank if the value cannot be calculated empty record 6 Route number in memory b...

Page 29: ...lted left the upper button brings you to the previous graph depth profile This can be done on both graph screens Buttons role Device tilted left Device in normal position Device tilted right Top Previous screen Next screen Next screen Bottom Previous route 1 0 9 8 Next route 4 5 6 Delete current route Note Before current route deletion there is always warning screen Are you sure to delete current ...

Page 30: ...start TIMER STOPWATCH for counting 3 Current TIMER STOPWATCH value up to hh mm ss hours minutes seconds 4 Timer STOP option to stop TIMER STOPWATCH 5 Timer CLEAR option to clear TIMER STOPWATCH If TIMER STOPWATCH is running there will be options to STOP and CLEAR its value STOP will leave the TIMER STOPWATCH value unchanged you will be able to start it again and continue counting CLEAR will set th...

Page 31: ...em on the MENU screen is highlighted you will be redirected to the SETUP menu Device settings are organized in 2 screens The selected function is highlighted The top button NEXT will switch the selected function to the next one below The bottom button ENTER will activate the selected item ...

Page 32: ... except when the battery is low In data transfer mode device screen looks like this First line shows device name the same name you will see in Bluetooth environment Green and yellow arrows will change to gray color when transmission was broken Yellow text describes current operation RD reading then file name In left bottom corner you will see progress indicator in You can always break communicatio...

Page 33: ...enter into Send data option again This procedure can also help if PC or mobile software cannot see your ENC2 device CAUTION when you updating ENC2 firmware and you have to break this operation ALWAYS use STOP button on ENC2 device first before closing program or PC mobile device ...

Page 34: ...ue of the measured pressure It has no effect on depth calculations but the value will be added to the pressure measurement shown above so the user may calibrate this device as a precision barometer The last line allows to set the water salinity from 0 0 fresh water to 4 0 This coefficient affects the pressure to depth transformation and should have an appropriate value When the item is highlighted...

Page 35: ... these two modes The field Calc distance from may switch between External log and Const speed The first value needs an external speed sensor log to be connected If chosen on the right side of the main navigation screen this icon will be displayed The option Calibrate may change its coefficient which is used to convert sensor pulses into speed and distance ...

Page 36: ...ll be guided to the next item which shows how many pulses are counted in a distance of 1 00m By pressing the lower button again a new calibration begins Press START and swim straight with no depth change until the chosen distance is reached then press STOP The display will show you how many log pulses were counted If no pulses were logged the calibration will be rejected ...

Page 37: ...d has also different meanings depending of the actual sensor settings When the external sensor is not used Calc distance from Const speed the calibration means to choose an average swimming speed When the device is in HOLD state the distance counter does not change When the user switches the device to RECORD state the navigation console expects the user to swim with constant speed equal to the val...

Page 38: ... best results mark the sensor position on the DPV body and perform the calibration procedure as described below Mark the START and STOP point on a straight known distance 1 00 1 900 meters Go to SETUP Log Speed Calibrate log make sure Active log is set to EXT Enter the known calibration distance in the field log at Below you will see the actual calibration factor log 1 00 m 1 590 Make sure the arr...

Page 39: ...ength of 1 24 m The entered and used in the ENC calibration factor is 1 590 pulses 1 00 m 𝑓𝑓 124𝑥𝑥1590 127 1555 After entering the calibration function on the 1 00 m section press START and to blow or use for example a fan until the number 1 555 appears and then press STOP The correct calibration factor will be saved The above operation is not complicated and takes very little time This function m...

Page 40: ...vel D 0 0 Horizontal deviation always in meters the lower the better Note When Valid is set to N other values can be 0 if no valid GPS readings were obtained during the last 30 seconds or the value might display the last valid readings When Valid is set to Y values equal the present reading GPS information is refreshed automatically after each successful update on this screen The GPS state is also...

Page 41: ... 8 Time date This device provides an internal real time clock with calendar The time format is 24 hours the Date format is DAY MONTH YEAR YEAR has only 2 digits The value 01means the year 2001 02 means 2002 and so on Caution The device may drop date time settings if the battery was deeply discharged The device clock accuracy is about 1 5 seconds per month You may need to correct date time settings...

Page 42: ...e maximum available time space between two records in memory Note that in some cases two records may be collected faster than this value but never longer Depth threshold 0 5 m 1m 1 6 m The navigation console will count underwater time when the depth is equal or greater than this value Auto ON yes no If yes device will switch on automatically when immersed in water by at least 0 3 meters 1ft Auto O...

Page 43: ...Celsius or F Fahrenheit Depth Can be meters or feet Speed Can be m min meters per minute or knots nautical miles per hour Distance Can be m km meters and above 2000 m kilometers or US NM United States Nautical Mile 1US NM 1 852m The selected unit is usually displayed near the values on all other screens ...

Page 44: ...he compass should be calibrated every time when the location is changed especially when there are big distances travelled travelling to another continent or to a distant country Activate this function and rotate the device slowly in all possible directions in 8 shape This should take at least 1 minute A green progress bar will be shown on the screen The lower button will be marked as BACK until th...

Page 45: ...fficients should be 0 45 90 1 35 1 80 225 270 and 31 5 This option allows to achieve best compass accuracy 1 Without it the compass accuracy can be 3 5 depending on the calibration quality described above Use the top button to change the option Exit Return with no changes Clear Switch off the precision calibration and clear all its coefficients Setup Make a new precision calibration To make a new ...

Page 46: ...e you press it The upper button will guide you to the next step On the last screen you can check if this calibration improved the heading display This screen is named Accuracy test and will show you Corrected Heading value with applied correction Measured Raw heading value from magnetometer Deviation Calculated correction Corrected Measured Deviation mod 360 ...

Page 47: ...n marked as W West the correction will be negative The magnetic declination is a constant value depending on your geographical region It can be obtained from many sources Deviation Set magnetic deviation a constant value that will be added to the heading shown on the display and to all position calculations The deviation is a constant value caused by magnetic elements near the navigation device th...

Page 48: ... after using this feature 23 Factory reset After using this option all settings will be restored to factory values and all other data will be lost You may want to use this option if Diving records are invalid incomplete or lost The device is not working correctly and you cannot find good settings 24 Exit Exits the settings mode The device returns to the main navigation screen ...

Page 49: ... need to switch on a Localization service when using this application if you have any troubles with displaying maps You will have to pair ENC2 console with your device only before first use Pairing procedure switch on ENC2 console go to MENU SETUP Send data switch on Bluetooth receiver in your mobile device go to Bluetooth settings in your mobile device and scan for nearby devices look for device ...

Page 50: ...tps www microsoft com store apps 9PHMWFKJ7NQL or ms windows store pdp productid 9PHMWFKJ7NQL Minimum requirements for your computer Operating system Microsoft Windows 1 0 Bluetooth link Version 4 0 or above 4 2 recommended Internet connection Required when displaying maps Note Bluetooth hardware should be present and switched on before running this application ...

Page 51: ...iliary software you will see main program window as shown below In example above you can see software version number 1 1 50 0 You should always include this information when requesting help or reporting errors Please always try to get a most recent software version and keep the program updated Some functions are in development stage and will not be described below until finished marked as in devel...

Page 52: ...de Upgrade internal ENC2 firmware Manual in development Clear data Clear all downloaded data Send Bluetooth Logs do not use except asked for Send Today s Log do not use except asked for You can navigate back in this program using button marked as IMPORTING DATA FROM ENC2 TO PC MOBILE DEVICE To download data from ENC2 click Import Routes and then From Device button On Android you have to pair ENC2 ...

Page 53: ...ellow text Device SEACRAFT 903041connected shows ENC2 name and status Green text Processing 2 7 informs that 2nd item of total 7 is now processed When all items are downloaded this field will show TRANSFER COMPLETED Then you can switch off ENC2 and start browsing your downloaded data Click button to go back to main screen ...

Page 54: ...e recorded as separate files So if you have 1 0 records inside your ENC download screen can show you 1 0 20 items 1 0 items no GPS data was recorded 20 items all 1 0 routes has GPS data VIEW EDIT IMPORTED DATA All imported data are available by clicking Stored Routes button on main screen ...

Page 55: ... Total number of records in each route 1record 1stored set of data depth speed location 6 Route start time time of the first record Format is YY MM DD hh mm 7 Total travelled distance 8 Route time time between first and last record in this route 9 Maximum recorded depth 1 0 Average recorded depth 1 1 Maximum recorded speed 1 2 Average recorded speed Note This application always downloading only mi...

Page 56: ...l be stored in native ENC2 format for helpdesk or support purposes Export as TXT swim data without GPS records will be stored as text CSV file you can import it to any spreadsheet program for further calculations GPS map shows all GPS records only on map as points connected with lines 3D Chart shows swim records as 3 dimensional graph Depth speed profile shows in graphical form depth and speed dat...

Page 57: ...sitions If you want to show this route on any map you have to manually set the first point location by clicking it on the map It should be this point where you press REC first time If you press this button you will see the empty map It s recommended to click in any point of the map first This will be the first but invalid anchor position Then you may move the map by clicking and holding it Use Zoo...

Page 58: ...58 1 Route starting point green circle 2 Route max depth point dark blue circle 3 Marker point light blue circle 4 Route end point red circle 5 Zoom In Out controls 6 Scale fit slider 7 Rotation slider ...

Page 59: ... This features will take effect in map display and KML file export Raw exported data DAT TXT format are always 1 00 unchanged regarding to ENC2 records View on Map allows to show current route on map It looks almost the same as when anchoring route but without Scale and Route controls CONFIGURATION OF AUXILIARY SOFTWARE Units This option allows to change display units but in this application only ...

Page 60: ...il after receiving your device serial number You will have to copy received file to the device PC or mobile device when this auxiliary software is installed Before starting update process Make sure ENC2 is charged at least to 50 Make sure your PC or mobile device is charged enough to work for 1 5 minutes or more Go away from any strong electromagnetic field sources which can disturb wireless conne...

Page 61: ...creen like below Now you can switch on ENC2 device and go to the MENU SETUP Send data inside ENC2 Application on the PC or mobile device should detect and connect to ENC2 automatically Then you will see operation status and progress bar as on picture below ...

Page 62: ...62 After all data was sent to the ENC2 display of your console will be switched off and red LED diode above it will blink for 1 0 seconds After that your ENC2 should switch on automatically ...

Page 63: ... from the beginning Firmware was not updated software version shown in ENC2 didn t changed Update file was corrupted during transmission and rejected by ENC2 Repeat update procedure from the beginning Compass not working properly Compass sensor was overcharged during update process To fix it Switch off ENC2 wait 1 0 seconds and connect to charger for 1 0 seconds or Leave ENC2 switched on until bat...

Page 64: ...uld carefully choose the mounting point for the device An unfavorable placement may cause magnetic interferences from your vehicle elements battery engine to the ENC compass sensor For a SEACRAFT underwater vehicle the recommended placement for the navigation device and its speed sensor is shown below ...

Page 65: ...ts change depending on the location local geological conditions eg the presence of ferromagnetic minerals and are subject to periodic changes Large ferromagnetic elements eg shipwreck reinforced concrete port quay or steel elements buried in the bottom also very strongly affect the work of the compass A poorly calibrated compass or its disturbed operation can cause significant errors In the case o...

Page 66: ... to discharge its battery and to switch off Wait 1hour and try to charge it again If this will not help return the device for service When switched on the device shows Battery is low message and switches off The battery is discharged too much Charge the device The charging process never ends Battery charge level never reach 90 Broken battery Return the device for service Damaged charging cable or ...

Page 67: ...XT is set to Active Log Compass is showing improper heading Calibration required Perform the calibration as described in chapter 1 3 1and 1 3 2 Strong external magnetic field near the device Try to remove the magnetic and ferromagnetic elements from the vicinity of the navigation device Move the navigation device to another location Defective sensor Return the device for service Compass sensor was...

Page 68: ...t the log to the device check the state of the plug and socket clean any impurities check the o rings apply a delicate layer of silicone grease and gently but firmly tighten Before diving you have to check if output socket in the back is well tightened Also you have to make sure that none of the sealing o rings is broken or missing ...

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